Discovery of printing in the Middle Ages
The Confrérie Facétieuse will present a working Gutenberg press, wood engraving but also movable characters, real revolution of the beginning of the Renaissance, the arts of livr…
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free entry
Confrérie Facétieuse
- The Facetious Brotherhood will present a Gutenberg press in operation, woodcut engraving but also movable characters, true revolution of the early Renaissance, book arts such as illumination, binding, gilding, the technique of engraved wood and stencils…
- The «bear» and the «monkey», emblematic characters of the printing shops will explain their work and show you how to make a «beautiful work»
- For the occasion, the bread oven of the abbey will be put into service by a baker of the Brotherhood to discover the art of making bread in the Middle Ages
